Star Wars: Episode VII (December 18, 2015) ***SPOILERS***

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mrorange211 said:
One being....

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She was terrible in this movie. Terrible
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Her hotness overshadowed the acting
 
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butchna said:
Nathalie Portman is beautiful and a great actress...neither trait shows up in the prequels. :)
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It's weird. I used to really like her, but the more movies I've seen her in, the less I've liked her. Now I can barely stand the sight of her. I'm not even sure why. She ruined the Thor movies for me. I can barely watch them.
 
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jamesd1628 said:
It's weird. I used to really like her, but the more movies I've seen her in, the less I've liked her. Now I can barely stand the sight of her. I'm not even sure why. She ruined the Thor movies for me. I can barely watch them.
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Watch The Black Swan. She was something else.
 
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Volwark said:
I won't speak for quality, but Revenge of the Sith is more fun to watch than Return of the Jedi if you can stomach Christensen. I'll take him over ewoks.
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And this. Definitely.

Christensen could be hard to stomach in AOTC. Had a few cringe-worthy parts in ROTS as well, but a lot of it had to do with awful dialogue.

ROTJ could have been one of the best movies in the saga if it wasn't for Ewoks.
 
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Originally Posted by Volwark View Post
I won't speak for quality, but Revenge of the Sith is more fun to watch than Return of the Jedi if you can stomach Christensen. I'll take him over ewoks.
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duckman398686 said:
And this. Definitely.

Christensen could be hard to stomach in AOTC. Had a few cringe-worthy parts in ROTS as well, but a lot of it had to do with awful dialogue.

ROTJ could have been one of the best movies in the saga if it wasn't for Ewoks.
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I know opinions vary, but you are both bat$hit insane if you think Revenge of the Sith is better!

Return of the Jedi is fantastic and happens to be my favorite of the original trilogy! It's not a perfect movie but the parts that work are some of the absolute best of the entire saga!

. Seeing Jaba the Hut for the first time
. Seeing Luke as a bad ass Jedi
. Seeing Luke's cool green light saber for the first time
. The awesome Rancor scene with Luke
. The Sarlaac Pit and Boba Fett's demise
. Yoda's death scene
. The Speederbike chase scene
. Seeing The Emperor for the first time.
. Seeing the Battle of Endor, the greatest space battle
scene of the entire saga.
. All of the amazing Luke, Vader, Emperor scenes
. Seeing the Emperor shoot lightning out of his fingertips
. Vader's redemption
. Luke's revelation of Leia being his sister
. Vader's unmasking

Oh, and for the record, when I saw ROTJ back in 1984, I never heard one damn person complain about Ewoks. To the contrary, they were very popular and Ewok merchandising sold like hotcakes. Everyone back then that I remember loved them and thought they were cute and funny. Hell I never even realized they were an issue with so many people until the internet and fan forums came along! My suspicion is that it's mostly Star Wars fans who got older and suddenly thought it wasn't cool to like Ewoks anymore so they got on the internet and started complaining about them.

Return of the Jedi is fantastic in the saga and no, Sith is NOT a better film. Not by a damn sight!
 
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duckman398686 said:
And this. Definitely.

Christensen could be hard to stomach in AOTC. Had a few cringe-worthy parts in ROTS as well, but a lot of it had to do with awful dialogue.

ROTJ could have been one of the best movies in the saga if it wasn't for Ewoks.
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A few? His whole performance was only slightly better than AOTC. Yeah the dialogue was crap but he certainly did nothing to help it.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
Return of the Jedi is fantastic and happens to be my favorite of the original trilogy! It's not a perfect movie but the parts that work are some of the absolute best of the entire saga!
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I thought the only real good parts were the scenes with Luke/Vader or the Emperor/Luke/Vader (which, ironically, were directed by Lucas and not Marquand). Oh and any scene with slave Leia on screen.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
A few? His whole performance was only slightly better than AOTC. Yeah the dialogue was crap but he certainly did nothing to help it.
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Anakin: You are so…beautiful.
Padme: It’s only because I’m so in love.
Anakin: No. No, it’s because I’m so in love with you.
Padme: Then love has blinded you?
Anakin: Well…that’s not exactly what I meant.
Padme: But it’s probably true.
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Daniel Day Lewis would have a hard time with some of this script.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
. Seeing Jaba the Hut for the first time
. Seeing Luke as a bad ass Jedi
. Seeing Luke's cool green light saber for the first time
. The awesome Rancor scene with Luke
. The Sarlaac Pit and Boba Fett's demise
. Yoda's death scene
. The Speederbike chase scene
. Seeing The Emperor for the first time.
. Seeing the Battle of Endor, the greatest space battle
scene of the entire saga.
. All of the amazing Luke, Vader, Emperor scenes
. Seeing the Emperor shoot lightning out of his fingertips
. Vader's redemption
. Luke's revelation of Leia being his sister
. Vader's unmasking
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All good scenes. All almost ruined entirely by the sole presence of Ewoks in that movie.

That's how bad the Ewoks are.
 
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Not to mention that the pacing was arguably worse than The Phantom Menace. That's why I get bored with Return of the Jedi. I like the beginning and end, but the middle puts me to sleep. Thanks in part to ewoks.
 
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Objectively, I think ROTJ and ROTS the Sith are close as far as quality. The only thing that most people point to for ROTJ is the feeling of nostalgia it brings back. The Ewoks were insanely popular at the time but the modern cinama goer doesn't want to see something that is cute and cuddly overcome the greatest military power the galaxy has ever seen. It just feels "kiddy" and silly. So people retroactively hate the Ewoks.
 
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